Section 165. Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
The master or
person in charge of a merchant vessel, on board of which any deserter from the Army, Navy or Air Force
of the Government of India is concealed, shall, though ignorant of such concealment, be liable to a
penalty not exceeding three thousand rupees, if he might have known of such concealment but for some
neglect of his duty as such master or person in charge, or but for some want of discipline on board of the
vessel.
person in charge of a merchant vessel, on board of which any deserter from the Army, Navy or Air Force
of the Government of India is concealed, shall, though ignorant of such concealment, be liable to a
penalty not exceeding three thousand rupees, if he might have known of such concealment but for some
neglect of his duty as such master or person in charge, or but for some want of discipline on board of the
vessel.